Indigo To Start ATR Flights From December 21

Budget carrier IndiGo on Monday announced that it would expand its regional market by starting operations with its brand new ATR turbo-prop planes from Hyderabad on December 21.

The announcement comes five months after the airline made public its intent to buy 50 ATR turbo-prop planes worth USD 1.3 billion to tap the regional aviation market and signed a term-sheet with Avions de Transport Regional GIE (ATR) for the purchase.

The airline has also launched introductory fares starting Rs 999 on these new routes and bookings open from midnight tonight. “First ATR flight will commence from Hyderabad, starting December 21st, 2017,” IndiGo said in a statement. Read More…